Paradise Valley High School - Trojan Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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One of the major problems of this year was the situation of overcrowding. Crowded classes and locker rooms, along with the addition of portable classrooms and the study hall blues, all contrib- uted to the common concerns that touched the lives of everyone during the ,79-,80 school year. Almost everyone's classes contained more students than were expected. Air condition- ing problems and the lack of the bell system created even more problems with over- crowding and classroom effi- ciency. Between classes, the locker complexes were, for the most part, completely filled with people. Many students had just enough time to push their way through the crowds, get to their lockers and proceed to their next class in seven min- utes. Members of the same family were asked to share lockers to provide more space for other students. Portable classrooms were used this year for the first time to accommodate new teachers and students. It was hard for anyone to workf' said Debbie Lundsten, sophomore, about overcrowded conditions in the study hall. During certain class periods, study hall met in the cafeteria to accommodate the large number of people in study hall those hours. With most people staying until sev- enth hour, and the additional number of students in all classes, study hall was used more by the added people lacking a class in their sched- ule. Though overcrowding caused many small problems during the school year, it did not affect the spirit and deter- mination of all Paradise Val- ley Trojan students and teach- ers. . ef As the World Turns

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if M f X, M . t ,W M... itiwtttwiaat twmwltvti ' N ia, fa PHS. .ag :iw During the school year, many activities took place involving many active and spirited people. Raising spirit was one quality Paradise Valley students wished to accomplish during the year. The first activity, on August 22, brought Stu- dent Council, Pom Pon, Cheer, Athletic Teams and many clubs together to get ready for the year. Posters, garbage cans, ticket booths and other various activities were done and a ham- burger cookout was prepared to end the day. Throughout the year many people participated in assemblies. With the overcrowding of students, all the assemblies were held outside on the foot- ball field filling both home and visitor stands. Pom, Cheer and Student Council helped to do different activities to keep the assemblies running smoothly. The first assembly welcomed back the students and the main event was the F rosh initia- tion. Many people came to school with more spirit than before. Everyone wanted to get involved and did by participating in assemblies and Spirit Day. 9

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